If you or your children are not safe, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or police station immediately. The lines listed below are gender-based-violence lines.
Crisis numbers in Bulgaria
- Фондация „Асоциация Анимус", the national hotline for people affected by violence: Tel: 0800 18 676. It is free and round-the-clock. | Tel: 02/981 76 86. Its cost is not published. From outside Bulgaria: ++359 2 981 76 86.
- Алианс за защита от насилие, основано на пола: Tel: 0800 11 977
- Център „Вселена", for people affected by sexual violence: Tel: 0800 18 017
- All crisis lines in Bulgaria
This page lists Couples Psychotherapists in Sofia. 4 in all.
What couples counselling works on
Couples counselling works with two people, and with what happens between them. It does not treat one of them.
Both partners usually attend 1. Couples counselling works on repeated arguments, an affair, sex, money, parenting, or a decision about separating.
It does not rule on who is right. It is not for married couples alone. Ask a practitioner which approach they use.
If you are afraid of your partner, say so to the practitioner before any joint session is booked. Ask to be seen on your own first. The support numbers at the top of this page are for that situation.
What psychotherapy works on, and how long it usually runs
Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.
A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the specialism recorded as Couples and the professional title psychotherapist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do both of us have to come?
Usually. Partners are almost always seen together1. Couples sessions require safety.
Some practitioners will see one partner alone where the other will not attend. Ask what a practitioner does when one person is unwilling.
Is this for married couples only?
No. Couples counselling is for people in a relationship, married or not, of any gender, living together or not. The same practitioners work with couples deciding whether to separate, and with couples who have already separated and are parenting together. Say which of those describes you at first contact.
Will the therapist say who is right?
No. The work is with what happens between two people rather than with a verdict on either of them. Effective work with couples needs its own theories and methods, drawn from research on relationships. Ask a practitioner how they handle it when you disagree in the room.
Can couples counselling be done online?
Yes, and many practitioners offer it. Couples therapy by video shows few significant differences from face-to-face sessions2. Symptom reduction, engagement and the therapeutic alliance are comparable.
Sitting in the same room at home suits some couples and not others. Ask what a practitioner offers.
Who registers therapists in Bulgaria?
The title you will see is психотерапевт.
Sessions here are offered in Bulgarian and English.
Nearby places and related listings
- Female Couples Psychotherapists in Sofia
- Grief Psychotherapists in Sofia
- Female Psychotherapists in Sofia, one filter on the full Sofia psychotherapists list
- Psychotherapists in Sofia
- All therapists listed in Sofia (9)
- Marriage counselling, Sofia
References
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